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Rubicon wheels and tires

zero_psi

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So is there any way I could run stock rubicon tires and wheels I have a 2 inch lift and a 3.27 gear ratio
 






Pretty sure the Jeep wheels have a deeper backspacing, so unless you used wheel spacers, you'd be narrowing your track width, and might have rubbing issues (plus the center hole is smaller, which I know won't fit over the front hubs on a 1st-gen).

3.27 gears are too tall for the stock tires IMO, I don't think you'd like the performance with even bigger tires, though some guys have differing levels of tolerance for that, so YMMV.
Regardless, with those gears the bigger tires will put a lot more strain on your transmission and the rest of your driveline.
 






If you have an automatic I would say don't go over stock tire size if you have a 5spd try not to go over 31's, 31's are tolerable with the 5spd and 3.27's.
 






Yeah I have a auto and I'm 30x9.5x15 I think I'm gonna try and do a 4.10 gear swap all junk yard parts just having a hard time finding a Dana 35 reverse cut 4.10
 






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